Ford C-MAX v Citroen C4 Picasso v SEAT Altea XL - specifications

  Ford C-MAX Citroen C4 Picasso SEAT Altea XL
On the road price/total as tested "£18,745/£20,345" "£18,195/£20,705" "£16,895/£17,550"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£6,505/34.7 per cent" "£8,097/44.5 per cent" "£7,011/41.5 per cent"
Contract hire per month £375 £367 £322
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£825/£1,500" "£801/£1,456" "£781/£1,419"
Running costs (pence per mile) 49.4 48.6 44
Insurance group/quote 10/£263 7/£260 8/£261
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £185/£185/£255 £184/£184/£302 £190/£245/£165
Length/wheelbase "4,372/2,640mm" "4,470/2,728mm" "4,467/2,578mm"
Height/width "1,588/1,825mm" "1,680/1,830mm" "1,581/1,768mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,997cc turbo" "4cyl/1,560cc turbo" "4cyl/1,968cc turbo"
Peak power "134/4,000 bhp/rpm" "110/4,000 bhp/rpm" "138/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "320/2,000 Nm/rpm" "240/1,750 Nm/rpm" "320/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, EGS/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 53 litres/foam sealant 60 litres/full size 55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "473/1,633 litres" "500/1,734 litres" "532/1,604 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,491/499/1,500kg" "1,499/561/1,300kg" "1,469/620/1,400kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/0.30Cd 11.3 metres/0.31Cd 10.9 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/1yr Ford" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr Citroen" "3yrs (60,000)/2yrs SEAT"
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,500 miles/781" "12,500 miles/210" "10,000 miles/113"
0-60mph 9.8 secs 12.8 secs 9.7 secs
30-70 thru gears 9.4 secs 14.0 secs 10.3 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 3.7/5.5 secs 5.0/6.5 secs 3.6/5.1 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 7.3/9.9 secs 10.2/12.5 secs 7.0/9.5 secs
Top speed 124mph 112mph 125mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 48.5/35.5/8.9 metres 48.9/36.1/9.4 metres 50.6/35.8/9.1 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 61/45/62/70dB 63/42/58/67dB 64/51/65/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 35.8mpg/417 miles 38.0mpg/502 miles 36.2mpg/438 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 37.1/58.8/48.6mpg 41.5/55.4/49.6mpg 36.7/58.9/47.9mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 154g/km/20 per cent 150g/km/20 per cent 157g/km/21 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/£300/no Seven/y/£350^/£850^^ Six/yes/yes/yes
Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats "Y/y/£1,200/£1,200*" Yes/£850/no/£800 Yes/yes/£835/£275
Alloy wheels/metallic paint/hill start Yes/£350/no Yes/£360/yes Yes/£350/no
Auto/stab ctrl/park brake/cruise ctrl No/£250/no/£200 Yes/yes/yes/yes £900/£305/no/yes
Elec sunroof/windows/folding mirrors £500/yes/£45 No/yes/£350^ £310/yes/yes
Multifunc steering/adjust reach/rake No/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth TBC/£200/yes/£250 "£1,800/no/£850" "£1,595/DFO/yes/£250"

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